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A young man with a rifle opened fire on holiday shoppers Wednesday, killing eight people before taking his own life. Five more people were wounded, two critically.

Witnesses said the gunman fired down on shoppers from a third-floor balcony of the Von Maur store in Omaha, Neb.

The gunman was found dead on the third floor with a self-inflicted gunshot wound; his victims were discovered on the second and third floors. More on A3

AIRPORT RUNWAY SAFETY QUESTIONED

Air travelers face a high risk of a catastrophic collision on a U.S. airport runway because of faltering federal leadership, malfunctioning technology and overworked air traffic controllers, congressional investigators concluded Wednesday. More on A4

*Illegal immigration is still a hot topic, a national poll concludes. More on A3